Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
May 18, 2026 · 58 min · 19 segments
Today, we’re dedicating a whole episode to a single loaf of bread. But not just any bread: the loaf from San Francisco’s Tartine bakery, which kicked off a sourdough revolution in the States. David…
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Um, and I'm really glad we're talking about this because it's been 16 years since Chad wrote his seminal book, Tartine Bread.
Uh, and in that time, we've seen a huge shift in how American bread, uh, is made, is talked about, is even just thought of.
Um, and we, we really can trace a lot of that back to Chad Robertson and the bread he was making at Tartine, uh, I think ever since they opened in 2002.
Yeah, I mean, and, and this is the first time we've done an episode that's sort of like laser focused on one place and one person.
Um, but it seemed like an obvious thing to do, especially when we saw that the anniversary of the book was coming up.
It was sort of like, how can we not talk about this? 'Cause it really did change everything.
Um, and I'm really glad we're talking about this because it's been 16 years since Chad wrote his seminal book, Tartine Bread.
Uh, and in that time, we've seen a huge shift in how American bread, uh, is made, is talked about, is even just thought of.
Um, and we, we really can trace a lot of that back to Chad Robertson and the bread he was making at Tartine, uh, I think ever since they opened in 2002.
Yeah, I mean, and, and this is the first time we've done an episode that's sort of like laser focused on one place and one person.
Um, but it seemed like an obvious thing to do, especially when we saw that the anniversary of the book was coming up.
It was sort of like, how can we not talk about this? 'Cause it really did change everything.
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